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Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN): a role for polymorphisms in the beta-adrenergic receptor (ADRB) encoding genes?
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Oct 2008
Aslan Ece, Tutdibi Erol, Martens Swantje, Han Yihua, Monz Dominik, Gortner Ludwig
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AIM: Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is a common cause of early respiratory distress in the neonatal period of term infants. Delayed resorption of foetal lung fluid after birth is considered as the main pathophysiological factor. As resorption of foetal lung fluid is a catecholamine dependent process, we aimed at investigating, whether beta1- and beta2-adrenoreceptor (ADRB1, ADRB2) polymorphisms, known...
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